Where the data comes from
Every number on this site has a source and a date. Both are here, together with the log of corrections.
What comes from where
| Data | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Station order and line routing | hvv-Fahrplandaten (GTFS), Transparenzportal Hamburg, timetable period 30. Juli bis 12. Dezember 2026 | 28 August 2026 |
| First and last train per station and direction | Same timetable, evaluated per service day | 28 August 2026 |
| Headways per time band | Same timetable, gaps computed per direction | 28 August 2026 |
| Journey times between stations | Same timetable, median across all trips | 28 August 2026 |
| Bus, S-Bahn and ferry lines per stop | Same timetable, every stop within 250 m | 28 August 2026 |
| Ticket prices | hvv.de — single/day tickets, weekly/monthly, Deutschlandticket | 28 August 2026 |
| Step-free access per station | HOCHBAHN, project page “Barrierefreier Ausbau” | 28 August 2026 |
| Station coordinates | OpenStreetMap | 28 August 2026 |
Why nothing here is “real time”
The hvv publishes its complete timetable as open data — monthly, under dl-de/by-2.0. There is no open real-time feed: live information runs through the Geofox GTI interface, which requires a signed contract. Without it neither delays nor disruptions can be shown. Every time on this site is a scheduled time and is labelled as one. For the live picture — including whether a particular lift is working — hvv.de is the place to look.
Correction log
28 August 2026 — the single ticket said €3.80, the real price is €4.10
The old price for a single Hamburg AB ticket appeared in 367 places. hvv.de lists €4.10 (child €1.50); the day ticket at €8.20 was correct. The Hamburg CARD was corrected from “from €11.90” to from €12.90.
28 August 2026 — the night U-Bahn does not run every 20 minutes everywhere
The site said “roughly every 20 minutes, on all four lines”. In the hvv timetable the U3 runs every 10 minutes, U1, U2 and U4 every 20 — and on the U1 branches to Großhansdorf and Ohlstedt the service splits to every 40 minutes. Standing on those platforms at 3 a.m. means waiting twice as long as promised.
28 August 2026 — “service until 01:00” was not accurate for any line
The last train leaves between 00:46 (U4) and 01:33 (U1), and service starts between 04:00 (U1) and 04:35 (U4). Every line now carries its own times, and every station its own per direction.
28 August 2026 — the U4 runs every 10 minutes at peak
All four lines were listed as “3–5 min”. In the timetable the U4 runs every 10 minutes between 7 and 9 a.m. at every station on its route. U1 and U3 reach 2–5 minutes on the central section, the U2 five.
28 August 2026 — step-free access was a blanket statement, not a per-station fact
Instead of “most stations are converted”, the page now carries HOCHBAHN’s figure: 89 of 93 stations are step-free, with U1, U2 and U4 complete. The four exceptions are named on their own pages — Kiekut will deliberately not be converted, Saarlandstraße is under conversion (due autumn 2026), Sierichstraße is planned and Sternschanze comes last.
28 August 2026 — cash is no longer accepted on buses inside Hamburg
The ticket page still mentioned paying cash. Inside Hamburg AB you buy on the bus with the hvv Prepaid Card; cash is only accepted in the surrounding area.
28 August 2026 — every station now has its own timetable figures
Until then all 93 station pages carried the same sentences about connections and services. They now show the first and last train per direction for Mon–Thu, Fri, Sat and Sun, the headway per time band, the bus, S-Bahn and ferry lines that actually stop there by number, and the direct ride time to Hauptbahnhof.
Sources
Sources
- hvv timetable data (GTFS) — Hamburg Transparency Portal, licence dl-de/by-2.0. Station order, first and last train, headways, journey times and connecting lines all come from here. The package is republished monthly; the edition processed here is dated 31 July 2026, valid 30. Juli bis 12. Dezember 2026.
- hvv.de — fares for the Hamburg AB zone, Deutschlandticket, Hamburg CARD.
- Hamburger Hochbahn AG — step-free access programme, construction projects, network extensions (U4, U5).
- OpenStreetMap — coordinates and the places within walking distance.
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